Freddolin explaining the steps of making the Tangkong.Tangkong – an accessory worn by women of the Kadazan Dusun community to complement their traditional costume called Gaung Moludu – may well see its last days.
These accessories completes the full set of the traditional outfit usually worn during special occasions such as Harvest Festival or weddings.He said the original Tangkong came from a hundred-year-old Gong that was melted and shaped into smaller rings. “But sadly, not everyone has the same intention like me. I do it earnestly for the love of my culture and now I hope that someone out there would take up this interest in order for the legacy to continue,” he pleaded.
“I have to recite certain ‘messages’, a kind of simple ritual to tell the ‘universe’ that I am about to do this and that to grant me the wisdom and strength as I insert each ring into the rattan ring and no untoward incident may occur in the process. All this is done in a calm and quiet ambience. His 43-year-old daughter Felicia said she is ready to learn from her father and had been contemplating about it for a while.“I could see a sad end if we are not careful enough to not document and impart the skills to others. Once the maker is gone, everything is gone and such a waste of efforts, including part of our culture would be vanished from the sight of the generations to come,” opined Felicia.
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